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Join us for two days of provocative discussions with acclaimed columnist/political commentator Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza. His bold, urgent appeal will resonate to all with concerns about our future. "The book is about the stories Jews tell ourselves that blind us to Palestinian suffering. It’s about how we came to value a state, Israel, above the lives of all the people who live under its control."

 

This discussion has special urgency following the uproar over Donald Trump's incendiary proposal, in his press conference with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, for the United States to "own Gaza" and remove its population. Previously a longtime advocate for Israel, Peter Beinart now challenges "the idea that it can be both Jewish and democratic" and confronts the narrative of Jewish persecution and victimhood that have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation in Gaza.

 

In The New York Times Beinart states: "Gaza’s destruction serves as a horrifying illustration of Israel’s failure to protect the lives and dignity of all the people who fall under its authority." He explores a future where Israeli Jews have the right to equality but not supremacy, and in which Jewish and Palestinian safety are not mutually exclusive but intertwined.

 

Beinart is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, an MSNBC analyst, professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York, and editor-at-large of Jewish Currents

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SPONSORS

Congregation T'chiyah – First United Methodist Church of Ferndale – Huntington Woods Peace Group –
FOSNA (Friends of Sabeel North America) – University of Michigan LSA Dept. of American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies – St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's Episcopal Church – St. David's Episcopal Church of Southfield
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A book signing and light refreshments will follow all events. Registration is advised and seats are limited. Get your ticket now to guarantee your spot! Please make a donation to support this event.

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  • Monday, March 10 at 3 PM: University of Michigan, Rackham Amphitheater (4th Floor),  915 E. Washington St, Ann Arbor, in conversation with Prof. Juan Cole
     

  • Monday, March 10 at 7 PM: St David’s Episcopal Church, 16200 W. 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, in conversation with Rev. Chris Yaw 
     

  • Tuesday, March 11 at 12 noon: St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church 8850 Woodward Ave, Detroit, in conversation with Abayomi Azikiwe
     

  • Tues, March 11 at 7 PM: Congregation T’chiyah / First United Methodist Church, 22331 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, in conversation with Rabbi Alana Alpert 

EVENT INFORMATION

This webpage is hosted by Congregation T'chiyah, a co-sponsor of this series.

T'chiyah is a progressive, participatory whole-heartedly inclusive Jewish community in Metro Detroit.​ 

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T'chiyah welcomes and respects people of all identities, and aspires to be community of shared values across lines of race, class, ethnicity, gender, age, and ability.
 

Congregation T'chiyah
22331 Woodward Ave
Ferndale, MI 48220

 

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